There a five known species
Sixgill, lives in deeper water of south East Africa
Longnose, off most of Australia in deep water, bays and estuaries
Japanese, off the coast of China out past japan and down about as far as northern Phillipines
Shortnose, off southern Australia deep water at about 300 metres
American, off the warmer US east coast and around the Bahamas in deep water
Then there are sawfish which live in Southern Hemisphere tropics with two freshwater species found in northern Australian rivers
In the Atlantic
pacific ocean
Whale sharks don't live in states, but the ocean.
Yes, Whale Sharks can be found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Most whale sharks, live in the deep ocean and feed on plankton. They live in the open ocean, so the large sharks will not be stranded in the shallows, and to avoid predators that live near the shore. Plankton can be found in the cold deep waters of the ocean, so that is where whale sharks tend to live.
Whale Sharks live in the entire Tropical and Subtropical open ocean latitudes.
The blue whale is found in the Atlantic Ocean,and also in the Pacific Ocean.
The whale shark inhabits all tropical and warm-temperate seas. So the answer is both.
goblin shark,great white shark,tiger shark,cookie-cutter shark,and the whale shark
Whale sharks, the largest existing fish, inhabit all tropical and warm temperate seas.
The whale shark is a cosmopolitan species, found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide.
Whale Sharks and Reef Sharks
Whale sharks are hard to number exactly, being mainly a pelagic species. But it appears their numbers are safe for now.